What Being a Medical Scribe is Really Like
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2021
- If you pre-med or pre-PA and are looking for a significant application booster, stellar letters of recommendation, and an opportunity to live that same schedule as a physician or PA and work right alongside them, then you are in the right place! In this video, I explain what a typical day in the life of a Medical Scribe looks like, the pros and cons of it, and even some crazy things you will be able to witness in the Hospital. Be sure to comment down below with any follow-up questions and I will be prompt in responding to you all.
I have been working as a virtual scribe for last 5.5 years and it has been the best times. It would be fun if people make TV series based on scribes like they do for every other healthcare professional. Scribes need more recognition !!!!
I completely agree! Scribe life could be super entertaining to the outside world’s eye, but a lot of the humor is so much easier understood when you’re actually a scribe. Like an inside joke
Awesome video! I telescribe for a family med DO in a lower-funded clinic, but I totally agree about asking questions!! I have THE BEST provider and she answers every question and chats with me about life! Love my job!
Kevin, I’m glad you’re enjoying telescribing. Having a good relationship with your provider is absolutely essential for maintaining all sanity haha. But I do love the humanity of working with a doctor, seeing that they are normal people like you and can relate with you in your current path towards medicine or whatever other science field.
OOOO i want to see a day in the life one too!
This is a really professional looking video format! Excellent information on becoming a scribe!
Thank you so much for the compliment! Hope it helped you!
Very insightful! Thank you!!
Thank you for joining in today!
Awesome video! Would like to see a day in the life!
Thanks for the recommendation, Joey. I’d love to do something like that as soon as I learn to edit my videos better 😅
Thank you young man.
Of course!
@@A_Biscotti I know you must be so busy. However, you explain very clearly. Is it possible for you to make a video regarding being a scribe. More info on the process of becoming one. Once q 2 or 3 wks. - a video? Day in the life ( a suggestion).
I’ll have something similar coming up soon!
@@A_Biscotti Oh good. Thank you.
How often do you work with the same doctors? About how many different doctors do you work with?
Great video! 😊
Good question. It really depends on when they schedule you since your shift will be the same as the physician’s. It’s common to work multiple times with the same physician but it is really random since you schedule is usually random as well. You definitely get to know your doctors and they get to know you pretty well over time.
I work with about 20-30 doctors total between the two hospitals I work at.
Thanks, Kenrik! Hope to see you back in the channel in the future.
Trying to be a scribe from India...good info bro..god bless..
You’ll do great! Good luck!
thank you, just completed a round of interview, it was fruitful...
@@pavantadepalli hello sir, I'm also from India. Have you become Scriber?
Amazing informative video!!!! Thank you so much!!!! How long is the whole application process to floor training? Thank you so much!!!
It took me a few weeks or even over a month to hear back from my application but I think that could have been due to a lower demand for scribes. I know that there is currently a very high demand for scribes, so it should be quicker for you.
Online training includes a few classes that you attend and learn about different aspects of the chart, the flow of the ED, and even pathophysiology with medical terminology. It isn’t that hard but still shouldn’t be taken that lightly.
Floor training involves 7-8 shifts, first one being an observation shift, simply watching your trainer. And the rest involve a trainer guiding you during real shifts on how to be a scribe. Your last training shift is a mock solo and you either pass and become a scribe or you don’t and simply keep doing more training. Hope that helps! I have an upcoming video on how being a scribe trainer is like, so you can get some more info from that as well.
Thank you for the kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed my video.
@@A_Biscotti thank you so much for the best and most clear concise response!!! You are amazing !!!!!!!! Yes i will definitely watch and subscribe for more awesomeness!!!!!! Much love ❤️ and have a blessed one!!!
I appreciate that, thank you for the kind words!
Which is the best training Institute internationally
Thanks for sharing. Does this apply to Virtual Scribes as well?
Jay,
I’m not personally very familiar with virtual scribing but I looked into it a bit. So if it’s through my same company (scribeamerica) then it will require 2 weeks of training and 6 days of on the job training, and then you’re in. That doesn’t account for how long it would take to process your whole application and the process of them accepting you, because that took a while for me. I would imagine that each company is unique in how they approach hiring you, but I’m sure you’ll have some sort of online training that includes learning some medical terminology, pathophysiology, the flow of whatever specialty you’ll be in, the EMR you’ll be working on, and your responsibilities.
I would guess that virtual scribing would limit some experience that you couldn’t get from being there in person, but I also see it as equally challenging and rewarding for you down the road. I wish I new more about virtual, but if that’s more fitting for you, I’d say just go for it.
Do we need anything other than a normal medical scribe certificate to do ED scribing? Like CPR certified or ICD-10? Or just a regular medical scribe certificate?
Once you apply to be a scribe for any given company, they’ll put you through a program where you learn how to be a scribe and some pathophysiology as well as medical terminology. Once you pass those courses, then you can start scribing. You’ll also have to show them that you can type a certain amount of words per minute. Hope this helps, sorry about the delayed response.
Did you have any previous medical experience prior to becoming a medical scribe?
None at all, actually! I hadn’t even taken a medical terminology class or been associated with medicine in any way
I’m going through médica scribing training and so far I like it but I’m not doing so good the time seems to catch up to me very fast don’t even have time to properly type my HPI I seem to leave a lot of important information out of HPI does anyone have any tips and tricks that would help me?
I think I can speak for everyone when I say that it comes with time. No one is great at HPI’s during training because it’s all about becoming familiar with things you need to know. If you want to speed up that process, maybe write out a template (I can write one for you if you want) that includes everything that you’d need in an HPI for it to be “billable”
@@A_Biscotti I just don’t know exactly why I go blank as soon as the patient is talking and I need to start typing it’s almost like I get nervous to do it wrong so I think too much on how to word it and end up missing important information
Thats the more common thing I’ve seen with my trainees. Something that you need to know for sure is that the responsibility of the including everything in the chart is still 100% on the doctor, so if you mess anything up they will fix it later. The best thing for you will be more time scribing because you honestly can ignore a lot of what people say once you know what’s needed in the chart. Things like chief complaint, descriptive factors of the CC, when it started, associated symptoms, modifying factors, denies, and the story of what brought them in (maybe some Vitals that EMS found the pt to have) and all that stuff is what you’re looking out for. But honestly, the majority of people just rant about a lot of things that dont need to be in the chart. When you’re first learning, maybe just type down very short phrases and words that will be cues to you while you’re writing the HPI afterwards.
Also, dont be afraid to ask the doc for anything you may have missed!
Sir, I am a B. Pharma student placed in IDS infotech as a medical scriber. It includes 20k of salary with 2 years of bond and night shift job. I am not aware of its future, that's why I am totally uncertain whether to select it or not. Can u help me to figure out this issue? Can I get your LinkedIn ID?
Just so I understand your question better, you’re a pharmacy student and you will also be doing paid medical scribing? I am personally not familiar with IDS infotech. I am a medical scribe for scribeamerica which is usually a job that one gets before applying to graduate programs (MD, PA, Pharm, NP, etc).
I'm also pharmacy student, could you please share your experience with IDS? I also have opportunity to work with IDS that's why
@@sunitagoyal6926 I would not recommend you to go there. Starting career with night shift won't go easy for a long run. Go for any field that help you to get enough exposures. Having business oriented job will be good. If your keep reskilling your self
@@shubhamaraj915 thank for sharing experience, My name is Lakshya Goyal, so have you worked with IDS or not? Or any other company for medical Scribing job?
What is salary of medical scribe in 2023? It's worth to persue after Bhms plz guide
you're quite handsome.. just wanted to say that.